The Rural Voice, 1983-10, Page 35FARM ADVICE
For economy,
try substitution
Feed companies have been least
costing their rations for years and it's
time for individual farms to start us-
ing the same technology. Corn can be
replaced quite rapidly for hogs with
barley, wheat, wheat shorts or
triticale. Even though you may not be
getting maximum growth on your
pigs, it may still be more economical
to substitute these other grains.
I called Dr. Les Young at the
University of Guelph to give me more
exact replacement values. Dr. Young
said, "Barley can replace 100 per cent
of the corn in your ration and it is
worth 90 per cent of the value of
corn." Therefore, if corn is priced at
$175. per tonne, the feeding value of
barley relative to corn is $157. per
tonne. Which means if barley is pric-
ed under $157. per tonne, it is more
economical to feed barley than corn
considering the pigs will grow a little
slower and utilize more feed.
Dr. Young also said that "triticale
can replace corn pound for pound,
but do not adjust for the protein in
triticale. Wheat can also replace corn,
but in the case of wheat, the protein is
better, therefore adjust for protein
(approximate protein is 115 per cent).
Wheat shorts can supply about 75-80
per cent of the energy source from
corn. The protein from wheat shorts
can supply all the protein for sows.
Rye has a good energy source, but we
do not have a good handle on its
palatable problems. Rye requires
good blending facilities and it's the
only feed that should be limited to ap-
proximately one-third of the grain
portion in the feed."
Maybe it's time to start utilizing
our feed companies a little more. It's
time to try each company on the ser-
vices they have to offer. Their objec-
tive is to sell you feed. Your objective
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should be to maximize your profits.
So now that you know each other's
objectives, how can both of you do
better. Now may be the time to call
your feed salesman and challenge him
with the question of producing a
cheaper ration utilizing all the
resources you have on the farm and
off the farm. ❑
Richard Smelski
Swine Specialist
Check your alfalfa
The adverse growing condi; i0:1
have produced some poor stands oI
alfalfa seedlings. The field should he
inspected in late September. In some
fields there will be seeds that didn't
germinate until this fall and they will
thicken up the stand to a satisfactory
level.
In fields with no new seedlings you
can gamble another 5 kg/ha of alfalfa
or put in red clover for a short
rotation forage. The seed should be
broadcast after November 20 and
before April 1st.
M.R. Bolton.
Agricultural Representative.
Clinfield Elevator
Hill and Hill Farms are pleased to announce the purchase of Clinfield
Elevators on Conc. 2 of Stanley Township.
Peter Rowntree, OAC '83, who has worked for six summers for
till & Hill, will be serving our customers at the Clinfield Elevators.
Peter will also be our sales representative for First Line Seeds.
Forward contracting available for CORN & SOYBEANS
Now ready to handle your:
CORN SOYBEANS
519-482-3218
Hill & Hill Elevator
THE RURAL VOICE, OCTOBER 1983 PG. 33